Friday, May 8, 2009

I love baked good. I mean, I have a baking blog! I seriously love baked goods.

But I l-o-v-e pottery and ceramics.

And if I can combine the two, I'm there.

During my mini-break, I stopped in at Gary Holt's studio in Berkeley. He has some amazing stuff and he is able to do crossword puzzles in ink! My friend Sumi has a bunch of his pieces at her place.

It was a struggle to pick, but I finally decided on this piece. It is a beautiful platter that perfectly fits a loaf of bread! My photos don't do it justice at all...be sure to check out Gary Holt's website for professional photos of his work!

My bread didn't turn out great and I don't blame Martha. I blame my flour...it was clumpy and I should have sifted it before using it. I ended up overmixing a quick bread. And overmixing...that's bad. I'll definitely try the recipe again in the future...as I need to keep loaves on this pretty piece of pottery!

Well the bread LOOKS gorgeous! Sorry it didn't turn out how you wanted. It's funny, pumpkin is not something you too much of until fall, then you made this and I made cookies last week (haven't blogged them yet)! LOL

Agnes had been saying for months that we needed to meet and today was that day...so good to meet you. She kept saying we had much in common and now I read this? That you love pottery? We must have been separated at birth. I have a small pottery/dish addiction - the only thing that keeps me from completely going nuts is space! And if the pumpkin bread recipe is the same one of Martha's that I have, it's worth making again. It's the only pumpkin bread I make...